US EditionTrump's Call for a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unrealistic
The plan would raise Pentagon spending 43% and could add nearly $7 trillion to the national debt over a decade, critics say.
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Trump to make staggering military ask while telling Americans he can't afford childcare
The budget document that President Donald Trump’s White House is set to release Friday calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, an unprecedented sum that—if approved by Congress—would add nearly $7 trillion to the US national debt over the next decade.The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, which got an early look at the president’s fiscal year 2027 budget, reported that the plan includes roughly $1.15 trillion…
The requested budget is 40 per cent higher than the current budget.
‘Grossly Irresponsible’: $1.5 Trillion Trump Military Budget Would Explode Debt by $7 Trillion
"The truth is, there are not enough factories, or skilled workers, or materials to effectively spend such a huge increase," said one expert. "It will be a recipe for waste, fraud, and abuse."
Trump Seeks $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget After Saying the States Should Raise Taxes to Finance Day Care or Medicare
In the same week that Donald Trump said the federal government could not afford to "take care of day care" or programs such as Medicare and Medicaid because "we're fighting wars," the President asked Congress for a record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a proposal that would increase defense spending by about 42% and open a new political fight over domestic priorities as the costs of the war in Iran keep climbing.
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